[In the first eight months, the country’s railways carried a total of 3.321 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%] September 18th, according to the National Railway Administration, from January to August 2026, the national railway passenger and freight volume continued to grow, and transportation was safe and orderly, providing strong transportation support for safe travel of passengers and stable economic operation. Passenger transport. From January to August, the country's railways carried a total of 3.321 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%; the passenger turnover volume was 1.181184 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. During the summer transportation period from July 1 to August 31, the country’s railways carried a total of 954 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.